CONTENTS MARCH 2019 * Volume 10 * Issue 2 13 2 EDITORIAL Making the connection 3 BRIEFS STUDENT GENERATION 4 FEATURE Engineering design process crucial for success Michigan Tech hopes structured design process yields improvement in Year 2 of the AutoDrive Challenge competition. 7 15 18 SAE NEWS 16 SAE 101: March 15 is deadline for SAE scholarships CAREER PATH 18 DOSSIER: Nicolas Parent of Lion Electric Co. 20 Advertise your interests 20 Take it from the experts FEATURE A new perspective on airplane design Despite the obstacles presented by Venezuela's economic, political, and social crisis, team UNIMET SAE Aero Design scored high in the 2018 SAE Aero Design Micro Class competition. FEATURE 10 Focus on testing fuels win Texas A&M Formula SAE team members develop valuable engineering skills as they apply the fundamentals of engineering to a complex problem that just happened to be a racecar. 13 Midnight Mayhem: Racing in the dark TODAY'S ENGINEERING 14 2020 Supra: Toyota's Japanese spin on German engineering 15 Over-the-air affair ON THE COVER The Michigan Tech University car navigates a course in Yuma Ariz., as part of the AutoDrive Challenge. MOMENTUM March 2019 1